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Macuacua, Marcos Simao
🇲🇿FIDE 14801248· Male· Mozambique· Born in 1998
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Marcos Simao Macuacua, a 28-year-old player, is rated 1828. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE XADREZ SENIOR MASCULINO -2026 and CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE XADREZ DA CIDADE DE MAPUTO 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including TORNEIO DE XADREZ DO FIM DO ANO - REAL CHESS) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 36 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1948 was reached at age 20 (Oct 2018); he also reached #7 nationally in Feb 2019.
At junior level, he reached #1 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz—
All-time high
1948
−120 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 20
Oct 2018 · age 20
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1675 → 1830
Oct 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1830 → returned at 1839
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1822 → returned at 1767
Jun 2019
Peak national rank: #7
at age 21 · rated 1948
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1830 → 1828
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8.5/ 1556.7%
7W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsIlidio Alberto ChunguaneCM1,934·CAMPEONATO PROVINCIAL DE XADREZ DA CIDADE DE MAPUTO 2025·R3·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #21 | 1980 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #5 | 2028 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Mozambique
#23
out of 135 players
Africa
#2,204
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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